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Get specific tips on growing and caring for any plant, flower or herb. Interested in edibles? eHow has suggestions on growing strawberries, blueberries, corn, tomatoes and all sorts of other fruits and vegetables. Planting flowers to brighten a yard? Check out tips on annuals, perennials and everything in between. Herb aficionados can learn how to design an herb garden, grow basil organically and harvest thyme. No yard to speak of? Not to worry, eHow has suggestions for indoor gardening, as well.

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How to a Grow a Shoe Garden

By Oktobers

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This a really neat way to reuse some of your old boots or tennis shoes. Kids will love to help or you could even let them do it as fun summer activity.. more »

How to Add Winter Interest to Your Landscape

By gogopony

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Do you look out your window in January and see a lifeless landscape? There are plants that can make your landscape POP in the cold, dreary, winter months!.. more »

How to Adopt A Tree

By philanthropy

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An article for the environmentally conscience on how to adopt a tree. Easy to do process that will leave you feeling good about yourself and the planet... more »

How to Attract Bees to your Garden!

By KCout

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Bees are an important part of the growing season in any garden. Without pollination we have no flowers, and no crops. The bee colonies of America had decreased by 50% in the last 50 years to help alleviate the problem make your garden Bee-Friendly!.. more »

How to Attract Ladybugs to Care for Your Garden

By QABumper

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Ladybugs, also called lady beetles or ladybirds (beetles), are a very beneficial group of insects. Use garden ladybugs for controlling pests in your garden are the most popular and widely used beneficial insects for commercial and home use. ... more »

How to Attract Monarch Butterflies

By Meri

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The Monarch Butterfly population has been declining in recent years due to freezing temperatures in Mexico and lack of milkweed plants. Turn your backyard garden into a Monarch Butterfly Sanctuary and enjoy their beauty and grace all summer long... more »

How to Avoid Worms in Turnips and Related Plants

By marupiravi

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This treatment is good for turnips,rutabaga and radish. i don't know what kind of worms you are talking about,because there are different type of worms in turnips,rutabagas and radish. These plants are of same family. so i tried to give different ... more »

How to Avoiding Winter Damage to Oleanders

By littlegreenbee

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Oleanders (Nerium oleander) are distinctive and beautiful large, flowering shrubs that thrive with little care but most cultivars will be damaged or killed by winter cold in the Midlands and Piedmont. How can we avoid winter damage?.. more »

How to BBQ with Garden Fresh Ingredients.

By GreenGardenChic

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If you're the BBQ king (or queen) who can always be found manning the grill at parties and small get togethers and you want add a little show to your fire, this article is for you. Fool your friends into thinking you're a culinary genius by ... more »

How to Be Green.

By acole

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Becoming green is a gradual thing. It doesn't happen overnight, but a little effort from everyone thing can change... more »

How to BECOME A VEGANIC GARDENER

By DUSTYMILLS

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What's not to admire about those who choose to be Vegan's, these people have made a decision to not eat any animals, their by-products or any other product that is made with any part of animals. Vegans have a strong sense of not doing any wrong ... more »

How to Become More Self Sufficient with a Country Lifestyle

By AutumnLeavz

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Has country living always been a dream of yours? With the economy the way it is, would you like to become more self sufficient? The secret is that even if you haven't moved to the country some of these steps are still very doable in a city yard ... more »

How to Benefit from Nature

By D L Decker

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To combat the negative effects of stress-filled lifestyle, researchers in the field of architecture, environmental psychology and other sciences are pointing to natural solutions. Studies have shown that the human animal benefits from exposure to ... more »

How to Breed Mosquitos

By Gardengates

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If you love mosquitoes here are some easy ways to have lots of them around your home. If you don't appreciate the little high-whining blood-suckers that-can-also-carry-diseases, you may prefer these as tips as ideas as to what NOT to do... more »

How to Build a Hydroponic Garden

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Build a hydroponic garden at home, and spend under a hundred dollars. Building a hydroponic garden requires basic tools and doesn't require much carpentry experience. Grow nutritious lettuce and veggies in your hydroponic garden, and avoid many ... more »

How to Build a Raised Vegetable Garden

By Gardengates

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Have you noticed what's happening to the cost of fruits and vegetables? Why not grow your own. If you want to make your edible garden successful, eco-friendly and easy to use, the best way is to build yourself a raised garden... more »

How to Buy a Plant

By MIghtyDreamer

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A plant is like adopting a child. The suggestions in this article makes for choosing a plant at a nursery or plant shop... more »

How to Buy a Venus Flytrap

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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If you have a thing for odd plants, then you might like to own a Venus Flytrap. These plants are carnivorous, meaning that they devour insects in order to survive. Once you decide that you want to own a Venus Flytrap, you'll need to look for a ... more »

How to Buy Good Cheap Healthy Food

By cincin1

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Each of us is looking for new ways to save money on our grocery bill. I look for ways to save whether I am traveling or at home. I look for farms and farmer’s markets where ever I am. Not only do I get fresh healthy foods, but I also get to ... more »

How to Buy Houseplants

By Ruby Bayan

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Houseplants come into your home in many ways and from various sources, like holiday gifts from family and friends, swaps with neighbors and fellow gardening club members and cuttings or seedlings from your own yard. But if you want to go out and ... more »

How to buy safe house plants

By brandy1123

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around the holidays we buy plants but alot of them are very toxic to pets and children.. more »

How to Care for a Bromeliad

By eHow Home & Garden Editor

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Bromeliads are easy plants to grow and maintain. But there are certain things you should check for to ensure that your bromeliad can stay healthy. Learn to care for your bromeliad properly by preventing pest and disease problems that could ... more »

How to Care for a Corn Plant (Dracaena Fragrans)

By SeventhSibling

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The corn plant is a tropical houseplant that can grow up to 30 inches across, with dark green, yellow striated leaves that are 8-48 inches long, and grow up to 20 feet in height. Though the plant can live in a low light situation, it needs ... more »

How to Care for a Poinsettia

By *Janet Ford

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You don't have to throw out your poinsettia after the season is over. You can enjoy that same beautiful plant even next year if you care for it properly... more »

How to Care for African Violets

By Adrie

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Given the right conditions African Violets bloom nearly year round. African Violets come in a range of beautiful colors and it's sturdiness makes it one of the most perfect house plants a person can have! They thrive in temperatures between 60 ... more »